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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay offers design admission through UCEED 2026 which is a national-level examination that will be held in various locations. IIT Bombay will release the list of participating institutes for UCEED 2026 through the official brochure at its official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. The participating institutes are the colleges that offer undergraduate design admission based on the UCEED 2026 scores. Candidates can check the list of UCEED participating institutes and their admission process listed in the article below.
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The UCEED entrance exam provides an opportunity for design aspirants to obtain admission into the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programme. Candidates can check for the UCEED participating institutes as per the previous year which are in seven (7) locations currently. The admission cell of these institutes grants admission to the students through a process of UCEED counselling and seat allotment. Read the full article for a detailed understanding of the UCEED 2026 participating institutes and the UCEED seat matrix.
Aspirants willing to seek admission into the B.Des programmes should apply for the UCEED participating institutes in India by achieving a valid score in UCEED 2026. The candidates who obtained a valid rank in UCEED 2026 will be granted admission to the UCEED participating institutes 2026. The applicants are offered admission through the UCEED counselling and seat allotment process to the UCEED 2026 participating institutes which are listed as follows.
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IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 exam on January 18 from 9 am to 12 noon. The UCEED entrance exam 2026 will be conducted across (27) cities in India. The UCEED results 2026 will be declared by IIT Bombay tentatively in March. Admission to the UCEED participating institutes is based on the scores obtained by the candidates in the UCEED exam 2026.
The UCEED 2026 seat matrix is yet to be released. However, candidates can refer to the UCEED seat matrix as per the previous year. The UCEED participating institutes offer a combined seat matrix intake of 245 seats for the B.Des programme. Candidates can refer to the below tables for the detailed UCEED seat matrix.
Name of the Institute | Open | Open-PwD |
---|---|---|
IIT Bombay | 14 | 0 |
IIT Delhi | 8 | 1 |
IIT Guwahati | 22 | 1 |
IIT Hyderabad | 11 | 1 |
IIT Roorkee | 8 | 0 |
IIITDM Jabalpur | 25 | 1 |
IIT Indore | 6 | 1 |
Total | 94 | 5 |
Name of the Institute | EWS | EWS-PwD |
---|---|---|
IIT Bombay | 4 | 1 |
IIT Delhi | 2 | 0 |
IIT Guwahati | 6 | 0 |
IIT Hyderabad | 3 | 0 |
IIT Roorkee | 2 | 0 |
IIITDM Jabalpur | 6 | 1 |
IIT Indore | 2 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 2 |
Name of the Institute | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL-PwD |
---|---|---|
IIT Bombay | 9 | O |
IIT Delhi | 5 | 0 |
IIT Guwahati | 15 | 0 |
IIT Hyderabad | 8 | 0 |
IIT Roorkee | 4 | 1 |
IIITDM Jabalpur | 18 | 0 |
IIT Indore | 4 | 0 |
Total | 63 | 1 |
Name of the Institute | SC | SC-PwD |
---|---|---|
IIT Bombay | 5 | 1 |
IIT Delhi | 3 | 0 |
IIT Guwahati | 7 | 1 |
IIT Hyderabad | 4 | 1 |
IIT Roorkee | 3 | 0 |
IIITDM Jabalpur | 10 | 0 |
IIT Indore | 2 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 3 |
Name of the Institute | ST | ST-PWD |
---|---|---|
IIT Bombay | 3 | 0 |
IIT Delhi | 1 | 0 |
IIT Guwahati | 3 | 1 |
IIT Hyderabad | 2 | 0 |
IIT Roorkee | 2 | 0 |
IIITDM Jabalpur | 4 | 1 |
IIT Indore | 1 | 0 |
Total | 16 | 2 |
In addition to the UCEED participating institutes, the UCEED 2026 scores are accepted by several other top result-sharing design institutes to offer admission to the design programme. However, candidates need to verify the UCEED eligibility criteria of these institutes before proceeding with the application form.
Candidates need to meet the UCEED college cutoff to secure a seat in the top design institute. The UCEED Colleges list, known as result-sharing institutes, are not part of the Joint Admission Process conducted by IIT Bombay. The table below provides a list of these result-sharing institutes based on last year.
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The UCEED 2026 result date is yet to be announced. Candidates will be able to view their UCEED results 2025 by entering their login credentials in the login window. In addition to the UCEED 2026 result, qualified candidates will receive a scorecard, which will be valid for a duration of one year from the result declaration date. Candidates should download the UCEED 2026 scorecard for which the schedule will be released at the UCEED web portal.
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay conducts the UCEED seat allotment in approximately 5 rounds. Candidates should register online for UCEED 2026 counselling and seat allotment. Candidates who get qualified will be invited for the UCEED counselling and seat allocation process based on their merit list. The counselling and seat allocation for UCEED 2026 will be conducted as per the schedule that will be released. The seat allocation will be determined by the candidate’s UCEED rank, category, and preferred institutes.
Particulars | UCEED Counselling Dates 2026 (tentative) |
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Submission of Online Application for BDes Programme | March to April 2026 |
Seat allotment round 1 | April 2026 |
Seat allotment round 2 | May 2026 |
Seat allotment round 3 | June 2026 |
Seat allotment round 4 | June 2026 |
Seat allotment round 5 | July 2026 |
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After the UCEED counselling and seat allotment 2026 process is completed, candidates need to report to the allotted participating institute. Also, the candidates need to confirm their seat acceptance by making the fee payment. On the reporting date, candidates have to submit their documents for verification and complete the remaining admission procedure. It should be noted that if any false or incorrect information is found during the admission process, the respective institute has the authority to cancel the candidate’s admission.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
UCEED participating Institutes 2026 are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Indore and IIT Roorkee.
Result sharing institutes are the colleges that accept UCEED 2026 scores to offer admission to the design aspirants in various B.Des programmes.
The fee structure of IIT Bombay for B.Des courses varies according to the category and the applied programmes.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
NIFT 2026 admission - Applications release around November–December 2025.
UCEED 2026- Registrations open around September–October 2025.
Pearl Academy - They have multiple admission cycles (Jan, April, June). Applications usually open by October 2025 for Jan cycle.
Keep checking official sites regularly since dates shift slightly every year.
Thank you!
Hello!
UCEED is a competitive exam for design aspirants, testing design aptitude, logical thinking, creativity, and visualisation skills. To improve your score out of 300, start by understanding the exam pattern—Part A (objective) and Part B (subjective). For Part A, practice reasoning, numerical aptitude, and environmental & social awareness questions. For Part B, focus on drawing, sketching, and presenting your ideas clearly. Solve past year UCEED papers and join online mock test series. Spend at least 2–3 hours daily practising creative problem-solving and sketching. Also, work on time management because the exam requires quick thinking.
Thank you for reading, and I wish you the best
Hello Akanksha,
For NID DAT 2026, your eligibility is established based on your born date as you are born on or after July 1st 2005. For UCEED 2026, your eligibility is dependent on your born date by category. You are eligible if you are OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 2001. If you are SC/ST/PwD category you must be born on or after October 1, 1996 in order to be eligible. Based on your born date of December 20th, 2006 for both NID DAT 2026 and UCEED 2026; you will be eligible.
The UCEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay, and the previous year’s question papers you can download the papers along with answer keys directly from the link given below :
https://design.careers360.com/articles/uceed-previous-year-question-papers
Thank you and all the best!
Currently, NSUT does not offer a B.Des. program. However, other institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIITDM Jabalpur offer B.Des. through UCEED.
Expected UCEED Cutoffs (General Category):
IIT Bombay: Around Rank 14
IIT Delhi: Around Rank 35
IIITDM Jabalpur: Around Rank 165
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